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  This is NOT a weight loss post, it's a consistency post, almost 20 years later and my will and mindset are still the strongest part of my being. My year-end post is among my favorite, ...

    Congratulations - WE DID IT! Somehow we have all made it to the new year. We have survived a year like never before. 2020 has not been easy, and 2021 is uncertain, here is a ...

2020 has been one for the books, but i'm not letting it stop me from hosting my annual Thanksgiving feast. In march I had no idea that I would need to make all sorts of ...

I recently had the pleasure of chatting with the hosts of the 5 Things off the Wall podcast. I tend to forget how much I enjoy chatting with my peers with no restrictions. Crystal, Derrick, ...

I admit I feel most unsafe when I feel like I don't have control. Maybe that makes me a control freak but I have built my life around creating a safe environment for myself. I ...

Black-Owned businesses deserve your support. Currently, there is a wave of support for black-owned businesses, but I try to support black at all times. Whether it be small business started by old school mates or ...

My 5th-time feature in PEOPLE Magazine is a great way to start 2020. This year I have been featured in the regular yearly edition of PEOPLE Magazine's Half Their Size issue. This makes 5! An ...

HAPPY NEW YEAR & HAPPY NEW DECADE I have a few lessons, a few affirmations, and a few realizations to share with you. With a new year comes a new age - I don't mind getting ...

I'm EXCITED! I've done it again. This year I listened. I took some time to read through comments, reviews and surveyed a few loyal followers and I created a new masterpiece that I hope proves more ...

HELLO 2019 - be GOOD to me. Each year I make a new years resolution list & each I don't look at again until it's time to write a new one. My resolutions don't change much and ...

Koh Sumoi, Thailand Last spring while in Thailand I sampled, then obtained some gorgeously spicy peppers. When I say obtained - I mean I stole them right off the plate the waiter gave me. He had ...

Healthy Lifestyle The struggle is really getting real. I don't think I look or feel my true age - but I don't feel 22 either. Health has been a priority for the past 15 years, but only within ...

Thailand was amazing. I literally could end this post just with that broad exclamation but that would do my experience a vast injustice.  One day I woke up and simply said to myself "I want to ...

If you're always prepared, you never have to get ready. When People Magazine asked me for a 3rd time if I was a still in shape and willing to share my story in a "Half their size" ...

What a year it has been for the world. No matter the effects of the influences we can not control in the plural, we never lose the ability to grow as individuals. This year I am ...